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Adams JC. Thrombospondins: Conserved mediators and modulators of metazoan extracellular matrix. Int J Exp Pathol 2024. [PMID: 39267379 DOI: 10.1111/iep.12517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2024] [Revised: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/17/2024] Open
Abstract
This review provides a personal overview of significant scientific developments in the thrombospondin field during the course of my career. Thrombospondins are multidomain, multimeric, calcium-binding extracellular glycoproteins with context-specific roles in tissue organisation. They act at cell surfaces and within ECM to regulate cell phenotype and signalling, differentiation and assembly of collagenous ECM, along with tissue-specific roles in cartilage, angiogenesis and synaptic function. More recently, intracellular, homeostatic roles have also been identified. Resolution of structures for the major domains of mammalian thrombospondins has facilitated major advances in understanding thrombospondin biology from molecule to tissue; for example, in illuminating molecular consequences of disease-causing coding mutations in human pseudoachrondroplasia. Although principally studied in vertebrates, thrombospondins are amongst the most ancient of animal ECM proteins, with many invertebrates encoding a single thrombospondin and the thrombospondin gene family of vertebrates originating through gene duplications. Moreover, thrombospondins form one branch of a thrombospondin superfamily that debuted at the origin of metazoans. The super-family includes additional sub-groups, present only in invertebrates, that differ in N-terminal domain organisation, share the distinctive TSP C-terminal region domain architecture and, to the limited extent studied to date, apparently contribute to tissue development and organisation. Finally, major lines of translational research are discussed, related to fibrosis; TSP1, TSP2 and inhibition of angiogenesis; and the alleviation of chronic cartilage tissue pathologies in pseudoachrondroplasia.
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Britton D, Christians LF, Liu C, Legocki J, Xiao Y, Meleties M, Yang L, Cammer M, Jia S, Zhang Z, Mahmoudinobar F, Kowalski Z, Renfrew PD, Bonneau R, Pochan DJ, Pak AJ, Montclare JK. Computational Prediction of Coiled-Coil Protein Gelation Dynamics and Structure. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:258-271. [PMID: 38110299 PMCID: PMC10777397 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
Abstract
Protein hydrogels represent an important and growing biomaterial for a multitude of applications, including diagnostics and drug delivery. We have previously explored the ability to engineer the thermoresponsive supramolecular assembly of coiled-coil proteins into hydrogels with varying gelation properties, where we have defined important parameters in the coiled-coil hydrogel design. Using Rosetta energy scores and Poisson-Boltzmann electrostatic energies, we iterate a computational design strategy to predict the gelation of coiled-coil proteins while simultaneously exploring five new coiled-coil protein hydrogel sequences. Provided this library, we explore the impact of in silico energies on structure and gelation kinetics, where we also reveal a range of blue autofluorescence that enables hydrogel disassembly and recovery. As a result of this library, we identify the new coiled-coil hydrogel sequence, Q5, capable of gelation within 24 h at 4 °C, a more than 2-fold increase over that of our previous iteration Q2. The fast gelation time of Q5 enables the assessment of structural transition in real time using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) that is correlated to coarse-grained and atomistic molecular dynamics simulations revealing the supramolecular assembling behavior of coiled-coils toward nanofiber assembly and gelation. This work represents the first system of hydrogels with predictable self-assembly, autofluorescent capability, and a molecular model of coiled-coil fiber formation.
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- Dustin Britton
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- National
Synchrotron Light Source-II, Brookhaven
National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Microscopy
Laboratory, New York University Langone
Health, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
- Center for
Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, Simons Foundation, New York, New York 10010, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
- Center
for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York
University, New York, New York 10003, United States
- Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science Department, New York University, New York, New York 10009, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
- Quantitative
Biosciences and Engineering, Colorado School
of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10012, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, New
York University, New York, New York 11201, United States
- Bernard
and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department
of Radiology, New York University School
of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, United States
- Department of Biomaterials, New York University
College of Dentistry, New York, New York 10010, United States
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Britton D, Punia K, Mahmoudinobar F, Tada T, Jiang X, Renfrew PD, Bonneau R, Landau NR, Kong XP, Montclare JK. Engineered multivalent self-assembled binder protein against SARS-CoV-2 RBD. Biochem Eng J 2022; 187:108596. [PMID: 36034180 PMCID: PMC9396458 DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic since December 2019, and with it, a push for innovations in rapid testing and neutralizing antibody treatments in an effort to solve the spread and fatality of the disease. One such solution to both of these prevailing issues is targeting the interaction of SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor binding domain (RBD) with the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor protein. Structural studies have shown that the N-terminal alpha-helix comprised of the first 23 residues of ACE2 plays an important role in this interaction. Where it is typical to design a binding domain to fit a target, we have engineered a protein that relies on multivalency rather than the sensitivity of a monomeric ligand to provide avidity to its target by fusing the N-terminal helix of ACE2 to the coiled-coil domain of the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. The resulting ACE-MAP is able to bind to the SARS-CoV-2 RBD with improved binding affinity, is expressible in E. coli, and is thermally stable and relatively small (62 kDa). These properties suggest ACE-MAP and the MAP scaffold to be a promising route towards developing future diagnostics and therapeutics to SARS-CoV-2.
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- Dustin Britton
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
- Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, NYU, Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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- Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, USA
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- Center for Computational Biology, Flatiron Institute, New York, New York 10010, USA
- Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, New York University, New York, New York 10003, USA
- Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Computer Science Department, New York University, New York, New York 10009, USA
- Center for Data Science, New York University, New York, New York 10011, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, NYU, Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, USA
- Bernard and Irene Schwartz Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10012, USA
- Department of Biomaterials, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York 10010, USA
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Utterström J, Naeimipour S, Selegård R, Aili D. Coiled coil-based therapeutics and drug delivery systems. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2021; 170:26-43. [PMID: 33378707 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2020.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Coiled coils are characterized by an arrangement of two or more α-helices into a superhelix and one of few protein motifs where the sequence-to-structure relationship to a large extent have been decoded and understood. The abundance of both natural and de novo designed coil coils provides a rich molecular toolbox for self-assembly of elaborate bespoke molecular architectures, nanostructures, and materials. Leveraging on the numerous possibilities to tune both affinities and preferences for polypeptide oligomerization, coiled coils offer unique possibilities to design modular and dynamic assemblies that can respond in a predictable manner to biomolecular interactions and subtle physicochemical cues. In this review, strategies to use coiled coils in design of novel therapeutics and advanced drug delivery systems are discussed. The applications of coiled coils for generating drug carriers and vaccines, and various aspects of using coiled coils for controlling and triggering drug release, and for improving drug targeting and drug uptake are described. The plethora of innovative coiled coil-based molecular systems provide new knowledge and techniques for improving efficacy of existing drugs and can facilitate development of novel therapeutic strategies.
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Williams R, Westgate GE, Pawlus AD, Sikkink SK, Thornton MJ. Age-Related Changes in Female Scalp Dermal Sheath and Dermal Fibroblasts: How the Hair Follicle Environment Impacts Hair Aging. J Invest Dermatol 2020; 141:1041-1051. [PMID: 33326808 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
In women, aging leads to reduced hair density and thinner fibers and can result in female-pattern hair loss. However, the impact of the aging dermal environment on female scalp hair follicles remains unclear. In this study, we document in situ changes in 22 women (aged 19-81 years) and primary cultures of dermal fibroblast and dermal sheath cells. In situ, the papillary reticular boundary was indistinguishable in the young scalp but prominent in the scalp of those aged >40 years, accompanied by reduced podoplanin (PDPN) expression, increased versican expression, and changes in collagen organization. Hair follicles were shorter, not reaching the adipose layer. Hyaluronic acid synthase 2 was highly expressed, whereas matrix metalloproteinase 1 was elevated in the dermal papilla and dermal sheath in situ. Primary dermal fibroblast cultures confirmed that matrix metalloproteinase 1 mRNA, MMP1, increased with aging, whereas in dermal sheath cells, hyaluronic acid synthase 2, HAS2, and PDPN increased and α-smooth muscle actin αSMA mRNA decreased. Both exhibited increased cartilage oligomeric protein, COMP mRNA expression. Proteomics revealed an increase in dermal sheath proteins in the dermal fibroblast secretome with aging. In summary, aging female scalp shows striking structural and biological changes in the hair follicle environment that may impact hair growth.
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- Rachael Williams
- The Centre for Skin Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- The Centre for Skin Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- R&D, Hair Innovation & Technology, Aveda, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; R&D, The Estée Lauder Companies, Melville, New York, USA
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- The Centre for Skin Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- The Centre for Skin Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom.
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Purde V, Busch F, Kudryashova E, Wysocki VH, Kudryashov DS. Oligomerization Affects the Ability of Human Cyclase-Associated Proteins 1 and 2 to Promote Actin Severing by Cofilins. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5647. [PMID: 31718088 PMCID: PMC6888645 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilins accelerate actin turnover by severing aged actin filaments and promoting the dissociation of actin subunits. In the cell, ADF/cofilins are assisted by other proteins, among which cyclase-associated proteins 1 and 2 (CAP1,2) are particularly important. The N-terminal half of CAP has been shown to promote actin filament dynamics by enhancing ADF-/cofilin-mediated actin severing, while the central and C-terminal domains are involved in recharging the depolymerized ADP-G-actin/cofilin complexes with ATP and profilin. We analyzed the ability of the N-terminal fragments of human CAP1 and CAP2 to assist human isoforms of "muscle" (CFL2) and "non-muscle" (CFL1) cofilins in accelerating actin dynamics. By conducting bulk actin depolymerization assays and monitoring single-filament severing by total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, we found that the N-terminal domains of both isoforms enhanced cofilin-mediated severing and depolymerization at similar rates. According to our analytical sedimentation and native mass spectrometry data, the N-terminal recombinant fragments of both human CAP isoforms form tetramers. Replacement of the original oligomerization domain of CAPs with artificial coiled-coil sequences of known oligomerization patterns showed that the activity of the proteins is directly proportional to the stoichiometry of their oligomerization; i.e., tetramers and trimers are more potent than dimers, which are more effective than monomers. Along with higher binding affinities of the higher-order oligomers to actin, this observation suggests that the mechanism of actin severing and depolymerization involves simultaneous or consequent and coordinated binding of more than one N-CAP domain to F-actin/cofilin complexes.
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- Vedud Purde
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (V.P.); (F.B.); (E.K.); (V.H.W.)
- The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (V.P.); (F.B.); (E.K.); (V.H.W.)
- Resource for Native MS-Guided Structural Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (V.P.); (F.B.); (E.K.); (V.H.W.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (V.P.); (F.B.); (E.K.); (V.H.W.)
- The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Resource for Native MS-Guided Structural Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Campus Chemical Instrument Center, Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (V.P.); (F.B.); (E.K.); (V.H.W.)
- The Ohio State Biochemistry Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Katyal P, Meleties M, Montclare JK. Self-Assembled Protein- and Peptide-Based Nanomaterials. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:4132-4147. [PMID: 33417774 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Considerable effort has been devoted to generating novel protein- and peptide-based nanomaterials with their applications in a wide range of fields. Specifically, the unique property of proteins to self-assemble has been utilized to create a variety of nanoassemblies, which offer significant possibilities for next-generation biomaterials. In this minireview, we describe self-assembled protein- and peptide-based nanomaterials with focus on nanofibers and nanoparticles. Their applications in delivering therapeutic drugs and genes are discussed.
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- Priya Katyal
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States.,Department of Radiology, New York University Langone Health, New York, New York 10016, United States.,Department of Biomaterials, College of Dentistry, New York University, New York, New York 10010, United States.,Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States
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Thomas F, Dawson WM, Lang EJM, Burton AJ, Bartlett GJ, Rhys GG, Mulholland AJ, Woolfson DN. De Novo-Designed α-Helical Barrels as Receptors for Small Molecules. ACS Synth Biol 2018; 7:1808-1816. [PMID: 29944338 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.8b00225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
We describe de novo-designed α-helical barrels (αHBs) that bind and discriminate between lipophilic biologically active molecules. αHBs have five or more α-helices arranged around central hydrophobic channels the diameters of which scale with oligomer state. We show that pentameric, hexameric, and heptameric αHBs bind the environmentally sensitive dye 1,6-diphenylhexatriene (DPH) in the micromolar range and fluoresce. Displacement of the dye is used to report the binding of nonfluorescent molecules: palmitic acid and retinol bind to all three αHBs with submicromolar inhibitor constants; farnesol binds the hexamer and heptamer; but β-carotene binds only the heptamer. A co-crystal structure of the hexamer with farnesol reveals oriented binding in the center of the hydrophobic channel. Charged side chains engineered into the lumen of the heptamer facilitate binding of polar ligands: a glutamate variant binds a cationic variant of DPH, and introducing lysine allows binding of the biosynthetically important farnesol diphosphate.
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- Franziska Thomas
- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstrasse 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
- BrisSynBio, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
- Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey 084544, United States
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
- BrisSynBio, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, U.K
- Centre for Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock’s Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, U.K
- BrisSynBio, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol BS8 1TQ, U.K
- School of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TD, U.K
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Yin L, Agustinus AS, Yuvienco C, Minashima T, Schnabel NL, Kirsch T, Montclare JK. Engineered Coiled-Coil Protein for Delivery of Inverse Agonist for Osteoarthritis. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:1614-1624. [PMID: 29601728 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) results from degenerative and abnormal function of joints, with localized biochemistry playing a critical role in its onset and progression. As high levels of all- trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in synovial fluid have been identified as a contributive factor to OA, the synthesis of de novo antagonists for retinoic acid receptors (RARs) has been exploited to interrupt the mechanism of ATRA action. BMS493, a pan-RAR inverse agonist, has been reported as an effective inhibitor of ATRA signaling pathway; however, it is unstable and rapidly degrades under physiological conditions. We employed an engineered cartilage oligomeric matrix protein coiled-coil (CccS) protein for the encapsulation, protection, and delivery of BMS493. In this study, we determine the binding affinity of CccS to BMS493 and the stimulator, ATRA, via competitive binding assay, in which ATRA exhibits approximately 5-fold superior association with CccS than BMS493. Interrogation of the structure of CccS indicates that ATRA causes about 10% loss in helicity, while BMS493 did not impact the structure. Furthermore, CccS self-assembles into nanofibers when bound to BMS493 or ATRA as expected, displaying 11-15 nm in diameter. Treatment of human articular chondrocytes in vitro reveals that CccS·BMS493 demonstrates a marked improvement in efficacy in reducing the mRNA levels of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13), one of the main proteases responsible for the degradation of the extracellular cartilage matrix compared to BMS493 alone in the presence of ATRA, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β), or IL-1 β together with ATRA. These results support the feasibility of utilizing coiled-coil proteins as drug delivery vehicles for compounds of relatively limited bioavailability for the potential treatment of OA.
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- Liming Yin
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , NYU Tandon School of Engineering , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , NYU Tandon School of Engineering , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , NYU Tandon School of Engineering , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , NYU Tandon School of Engineering , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , NYU Tandon School of Engineering , Brooklyn , New York 11201 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , New York University , New York , New York 10003 , United States.,Department of Biomaterials , NYU College of Dentistry , New York , New York 10010 , United States.,Department of Biochemistry , SUNY Downstate Medical Center , Brooklyn , New York 11203 , United States
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López-Franco M, Gómez-Barrena E. Cellular and molecular meniscal changes in the degenerative knee: a review. J Exp Orthop 2018; 5:11. [PMID: 29675769 PMCID: PMC5908770 DOI: 10.1186/s40634-018-0126-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The important role of knee menisci to maintain adequate knee function is frequently impaired since early stages of knee joint degeneration. A better understanding of meniscal impairment may help the orthopaedic surgeon to orient the treatment of the degenerative knee. This review focuses on changes in meniscal cells and matrix when degeneration is in progress. Main body Differences in the meniscal structure and metabolism have been investigated in the degenerative knee, both in experimental animal models and in surgical specimens. Cell population reduction, extracellular matrix disorganization, disturbances in collagen and non-collagen protein synthesis and/or expression have been found in menisci along with knee degeneration. These changes are considered disease-specific, different from those due to aging. Conclusion Significant cellular and matrix differences are found in menisci during knee degeneration. These investigations may help to further progress in the understanding of knee degeneration and in the search of more biological treatments.
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- Mariano López-Franco
- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital "Infanta Sofía", Madrid, Spain.,Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Sur de Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.,Departamento de Medicina de la Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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Olsen AJ, Katyal P, Haghpanah JS, Kubilius MB, Li R, Schnabel NL, O’Neill SC, Wang Y, Dai M, Singh N, Tu RS, Montclare JK. Protein Engineered Triblock Polymers Composed of Two SADs: Enhanced Mechanical Properties and Binding Abilities. Biomacromolecules 2018; 19:1552-1561. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.7b01259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Andrew J. Olsen
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical Engineering Department, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- National Synchrotron Light Source II, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical Engineering Department, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Chemical Engineering Department, City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, New York University Tandon School of Engineering, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
- Biochemistry Department, SUNY Downstate Medical, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203, United States
- Chemistry Department, New York University, 100 Washington Square East, New York, New York 10003, United States
- Biomaterials Department, New York University College of Dentistry, 433 First Avenue, New York, New York 10010, United States
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Katyal P, Montclare JK. Design and Characterization of Fibers and Bionanocomposites Using the Coiled-Coil Domain of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1798:239-263. [PMID: 29868965 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7893-9_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Tremendous effort has been dedicated to the design and assembly of bioinspired protein-based architectures with potential applications in drug delivery, tissue engineering, biosensing, and bioimaging. Here, we describe our strategy to generate fibers and bionanocomposites using the coiled-coil domain of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMPcc). Our construct, Q, engineered by swapping particular regions of COMPcc to optimize surface charge, self-assembles to form nanofibers. The Q protein nanofibers can efficiently bind curcumin to form robust mesofibers that can be potentially used for drug delivery and biomedical applications. In addition, using the same Q protein, we describe the biotemplation of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) in the presence and absence of the hexahistidine tag (His-tag). The Q bearing His-tag·AuNP (Q·AuNP) readily deposits on electrode surfaces, while Q without His-tag·AuNP (Qx·AuNP) stabilizes the soluble protein·gold bionanocomposites for several days without aggregating.
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- Priya Katyal
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
- Department of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
- Department of Biomaterials, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
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Yin L, Yuvienco C, Montclare JK. Protein based therapeutic delivery agents: Contemporary developments and challenges. Biomaterials 2017; 134:91-116. [PMID: 28458031 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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As unique biopolymers, proteins can be employed for therapeutic delivery. They bear important features such as bioavailability, biocompatibility, and biodegradability with low toxicity serving as a platform for delivery of various small molecule therapeutics, gene therapies, protein biologics and cells. Depending on size and characteristic of the therapeutic, a variety of natural and engineered proteins or peptides have been developed. This, coupled to recent advances in synthetic and chemical biology, has led to the creation of tailor-made protein materials for delivery. This review highlights strategies employing proteins to facilitate the delivery of therapeutic matter, addressing the challenges for small molecule, gene, protein and cell transport.
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- Liming Yin
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States; Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, United States; Department of Biomaterials, NYU College of Dentistry, New York, NY 10010, United States; Department of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States.
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Manna S, Saha P, Roy D, Sen R, Adhikari B. Removal of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid from aqueous medium using modified jute. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2016.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Futrega K, Yu J, Jones JW, Kane MA, Lott WB, Atkinson K, Doran MR. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) modulates CD38 expression, absorbs retinoic acid and may perturb retinoid signalling. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:1473-1483. [PMID: 27008339 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00269b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is the most commonly used material in the manufacture of customized cell culture devices. While there is concern that uncured PDMS oligomers may leach into culture medium and/or hydrophobic molecules may be absorbed into PDMS structures, there is no consensus on how or if PDMS influences cell behaviour. We observed that human umbilical cord blood (CB)-derived CD34(+) cells expanded in standard culture medium on PDMS exhibit reduced CD38 surface expression, relative to cells cultured on tissue culture polystyrene (TCP). All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) induces CD38 expression, and we reasoned that this hydrophobic molecule might be absorbed by PDMS. Through a series of experiments we demonstrated that ATRA-mediated CD38 expression was attenuated when cultures were maintained on PDMS. Medium pre-incubated on PDMS for extended durations resulted in a time-dependant reduction of ATRA in the medium and increasingly attenuated CD38 expression. This indicated a time-dependent absorption of ATRA into the PDMS. To better understand how PDMS might generally influence cell behaviour, Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) was used to identify potential upstream regulators. This analysis was performed for differentially expressed genes in primary cells including CD34(+) haematopoietic progenitor cells, mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC), and keratinocytes, and cell lines including prostate cancer epithelial cells (LNCaP), breast cancer epithelial cells (MCF-7), and myeloid leukaemia cells (KG1a). IPA predicted that the most likely common upstream regulator of perturbed pathways was ATRA. We demonstrate here that ATRA is absorbed by PDMS in a time-dependent manner and results in the concomitant reduced expression of CD38 on the cell surface of CB-derived CD34(+) cells.
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- Kathryn Futrega
- Stem Cell Therapies Laboratory, Queensland University of Technology at the Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Stem Cell Therapies Laboratory, Queensland University of Technology at the Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Stem Cell Therapies Laboratory, Queensland University of Technology at the Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Stem Cell Therapies Laboratory, Queensland University of Technology at the Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia. and Mater Medical Research - University of Queensland, Translational Research Institute, 37 Kent Street Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
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Li C, Ching Han Chang C, Nagel J, Porebski BT, Hayashida M, Akutsu T, Song J, Buckle AM. Critical evaluation of in silico methods for prediction of coiled-coil domains in proteins. Brief Bioinform 2016; 17:270-82. [PMID: 26177815 PMCID: PMC6078162 DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbv047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Coiled-coils refer to a bundle of helices coiled together like strands of a rope. It has been estimated that nearly 3% of protein-encoding regions of genes harbour coiled-coil domains (CCDs). Experimental studies have confirmed that CCDs play a fundamental role in subcellular infrastructure and controlling trafficking of eukaryotic cells. Given the importance of coiled-coils, multiple bioinformatics tools have been developed to facilitate the systematic and high-throughput prediction of CCDs in proteins. In this article, we review and compare 12 sequence-based bioinformatics approaches and tools for coiled-coil prediction. These approaches can be categorized into two classes: coiled-coil detection and coiled-coil oligomeric state prediction. We evaluated and compared these methods in terms of their input/output, algorithm, prediction performance, validation methods and software utility. All the independent testing data sets are available at http://lightning.med.monash.edu/coiledcoil/. In addition, we conducted a case study of nine human polyglutamine (PolyQ) disease-related proteins and predicted CCDs and oligomeric states using various predictors. Prediction results for CCDs were highly variable among different predictors. Only two peptides from two proteins were confirmed to be CCDs by majority voting. Both domains were predicted to form dimeric coiled-coils using oligomeric state prediction. We anticipate that this comprehensive analysis will be an insightful resource for structural biologists with limited prior experience in bioinformatics tools, and for bioinformaticians who are interested in designing novel approaches for coiled-coil and its oligomeric state prediction.
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Kluzek S, Bay-Jensen AC, Judge A, Karsdal MA, Shorthose M, Spector T, Hart D, Newton JL, Arden NK. Serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and development of radiographic and painful knee osteoarthritis. A community-based cohort of middle-aged women. Biomarkers 2016; 20:557-64. [PMID: 26848781 PMCID: PMC4819573 DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2015.1105498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE We evaluated the predictive value of serum cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (sCOMP) levels over 20 years on the development of radiographic (RKOA) and painful knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in a longitudinal cohort of middle-aged women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Five hundred and ninety-three women with no baseline KOA underwent 5-year knee radiographs over 20-years and were asked about knee pain a month before each assessment. A repeated measures logistic regression model was used where the outcomes were recorded at 5, 10, 15 and 20-years follow-up. RESULTS The highest quartile of sCOMP was associated with increased risk of RKOA with overall OR of 1.97 (95% CI: 1.33-2.91) over 20 years when compared with the lowest sCOMP quartile. The association with painful KOA was similar and also independent, but only when the fourth and third sCOMP quartiles were compared. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that sCOMP levels are predictive of subsequent structural changes and incidence of painful KOA, independently of age and BMI.
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- Stefan Kluzek
- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford,
Oxford,
UK
- Arthritis Research UK Sports, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Centre of Excellence, University of Oxford,
Oxford,
UK
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- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford,
Oxford,
UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital,
Southampton,
UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London,
London,
UK
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- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London,
London,
UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Sports, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Centre of Excellence, University of Oxford,
Oxford,
UK
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- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford,
Oxford,
UK
- Arthritis Research UK Sports, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Centre of Excellence, University of Oxford,
Oxford,
UK
- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital,
Southampton,
UK
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López-Franco M, López-Franco O, Murciano-Antón MA, Cañamero-Vaquero M, Fernández-Aceñero MJ, Herrero-Beaumont G, Gómez-Barrena E. Meniscal degeneration in human knee osteoarthritis: in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry study. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2016; 136:175-83. [PMID: 26667622 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-015-2378-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Meniscus injury is one of the causes of secondary osteoarthritis (OA). However, the role of meniscus is still unclear. Human meniscal distribution of cells and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) and their changes in advanced OA were analyzed. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-one medial menisci from patients with knee OA that underwent a total knee arthroplasty were studied. Normal meniscal tissue was obtained from partial arthroscopic meniscectomy. Meniscal samples were processed for histology, immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, for cell assessment including density, active divisions, apoptosis, COMP distribution and proteoglycan content. RESULTS Osteoarthritic menisci demonstrated areas of cell depletion and significant decrease in COMP immunostaining. Actively dividing cells were only found in the meniscectomy group, but not in the osteoarthritic group. Proteoglycan staining was less prominent in menisci from the osteoarthritis group. CONCLUSIONS Our results show a decreased cell population, with low COMP and altered matrix organization in osteoarthritis menisci that suggest an altered meniscal scaffold and potential impairment of meniscal function. These meniscal changes may be associated with the development of knee osteoarthritis.
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- Mariano López-Franco
- Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital Infanta Sofía, Paseo de Europa, 34, 28702, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, Spain.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Hospital Sur de Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Estudios y Servicios de Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Veracruz, Mexico
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- Comparative Unit Pathology, Spanish National Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Rheumatology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Exploring the potential of engineered coiled-coil protein microfibers in drug delivery. Ther Deliv 2015; 6:643-6. [DOI: 10.4155/tde.15.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Hume J, Sun J, Jacquet R, Renfrew PD, Martin JA, Bonneau R, Gilchrist ML, Montclare JK. Engineered Coiled-Coil Protein Microfibers. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:3503-10. [DOI: 10.1021/bm5004948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Jasmin Hume
- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Center
for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Departments
of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Center
for Genomics and Systems Biology, Department of Biology, New York University New York, New York 10003, United States
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- Departments
of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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Acharya C, Yik JHN, Kishore A, Van Dinh V, Di Cesare PE, Haudenschild DR. Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein and its binding partners in the cartilage extracellular matrix: interaction, regulation and role in chondrogenesis. Matrix Biol 2014; 37:102-11. [PMID: 24997222 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2014.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Revised: 06/05/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Thrombospondins (TSPs) are widely known as a family of five calcium-binding matricellular proteins. While these proteins belong to the same family, they are encoded by different genes, regulate different cellular functions and are localized to specific regions of the body. TSP-5 or Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) is the only TSP that has been associated with skeletal disorders in humans, including pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (MED). The pentameric structure of COMP, the evidence that it interacts with multiple cellular proteins, and the recent reports of COMP acting as a 'lattice' to present growth factors to cells, inspired this review of COMP and its interacting partners. In our review, we have compiled the interactions of COMP with other proteins in the cartilage extracellular matrix and summarized their importance in maintaining the structural integrity of cartilage as well as in regulating cellular functions.
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- Chitrangada Acharya
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, New York Hospital Queens, New York, NY 11355, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Lawrence J. Ellison Musculoskeletal Research Center, University of California at Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Walton TA, Rees DC. Structure and stability of the C-terminal helical bundle of the E. coli mechanosensitive channel of large conductance. Protein Sci 2013; 22:1592-601. [PMID: 24038743 DOI: 10.1002/pro.2360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 08/12/2013] [Accepted: 08/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The crystal structure of the cytoplasmic domain (CTD) from the mechanosensitive channel of large conductance (MscL) in E. coli has been determined at 1.45 Å resolution. This domain forms a pentameric coiled coil similar to that observed in the structure of MscL from M. tuberculosis and also found in the cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMPcc). It contains canonical hydrophobic and atypical ionic interactions compared to previously characterized coiled coil structures. Thermodynamic analysis indicates that while the free EcMscL-CTD is less stable than other coiled coils, it is likely to remain folded in context of the full-length channel.
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- Troy A Walton
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 91125
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Vincent TL, Woolfson DN, Adams JC. Prediction and analysis of higher-order coiled-coils: insights from proteins of the extracellular matrix, tenascins and thrombospondins. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2013; 45:2392-401. [PMID: 23891848 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2013.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 07/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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α-Helical coiled-coil domains (CCDs) direct protein oligomerisation in many biological processes and are of great interest as tools in protein engineering. Although CCDs are recognizable from protein sequences, prediction of oligomer state remains challenging especially for trimeric states and above. Here we evaluate LOGICOIL, a new multi-state predictor for CCDs, with regard to families of extracellular matrix proteins. Tenascins, which are known to assemble as trimers, were the first test case. LOGICOIL out-performed other algorithms in predicting trimerisation of these proteins and sequence analyses identified features associated with many other trimerising CCDs. The thrombospondins are a larger and more ancient family that includes sub-groups that assemble as trimers or pentamers. LOGICOIL predicted the pentamerising CCDs accurately. However, prediction of TSP trimerisation was relatively poor, although accuracy was improved by analyzing only the central regions of the CCDs. Sequence clustering and phylogenetic analyses grouped the TSP CCDs into three clades comprising trimers and pentamers from vertebrates, and TSPs from invertebrates. Sequence analyses revealed distinctive, conserved features that distinguish trimerising and pentamerising CCDs. Together, these analyses provide insight into the specification of higher-order CCDs that should direct improved CCD predictions and future experimental investigations of sequence-to-structure functional relationships.
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- Thomas L Vincent
- Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences, University of Bristol, Queen's Building, University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK; School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
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Wang L, Liu X, Zhu X, Wang L, Wang W, Liu C, Cui H, Sun M, Gao B. Generation of single-domain antibody multimers with three different self-associating peptides. Protein Eng Des Sel 2013; 26:417-23. [DOI: 10.1093/protein/gzt011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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MacFarlane AA, Orriss G, Okun N, Meier M, Klonisch T, Khajehpour M, Stetefeld J. The pentameric channel of COMPcc in complex with different fatty acids. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48130. [PMID: 23133613 PMCID: PMC3487892 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 09/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND COMPcc forms a pentameric left-handed coiled coil that is known to bind hydrophilic signaling molecules such as vitamin D(3), and vitamin A. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In an integrated approach we reveal the unique binding properties of COMPcc for saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Our observations suggest that residues Met33 (gating pore), Thr40/Asn41 (water chamber) and Gln54 (electrostatic trap) are key elements for the binding of fatty acids by COMPcc. In addition, this work characterizes the binding of various fatty acids to COMPcc using fluorescence spectroscopy. Our findings reveal a binding trend within the hydrophobic channel of COMPcc, namely, that is driven by length of the methylene tail and incorporation of unsaturation. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE The unique binding properties imply that COMPcc may be involved in signalling functions in which hydrophilic ligands are involved. The pentameric channel is a unique carrier for lipophilic compounds. This opens the exciting possibility that COMPcc could be developed as a targeted drug delivery system.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Canada
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- Human Anatomy & Cell Science, University of Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Canada
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Yuvienco C, More HT, Haghpanah JS, Tu RS, Montclare JK. Modulating Supramolecular Assemblies and Mechanical Properties of Engineered Protein Materials by Fluorinated Amino Acids. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:2273-8. [DOI: 10.1021/bm3005116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Carlo Yuvienco
- Department of Chemical
and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical
and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical
and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical
Engineering, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031, United States
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- Department of Chemical
and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
- Department of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn,
New York 11203, United States
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Catterall JB, Hsueh MF, Stabler TV, McCudden CR, Bolognesi M, Zura R, Jordan JM, Renner JB, Feng S, Kraus VB. Protein modification by deamidation indicates variations in joint extracellular matrix turnover. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:4640-51. [PMID: 22179616 PMCID: PMC3281605 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.249649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2011] [Revised: 11/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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As extracellular proteins age, they undergo and accumulate nonenzymatic post-translational modifications that cannot be repaired. We hypothesized that these could be used to systemically monitor loss of extracellular matrix due to chronic arthritic diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA). To test this, we predicted sites of deamidation in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) and confirmed, by mass spectroscopy, the presence of deamidated (Asp(64)) and native (Asn(64)) COMP epitopes (mean 0.95% deamidated COMP (D-COMP) relative to native COMP) in cartilage. An Asp(64), D-COMP-specific ELISA was developed using a newly created monoclonal antibody 6-1A12. In a joint replacement study, serum D-COMP (p = 0.017), but not total COMP (p = 0.5), declined significantly after replacement demonstrating a joint tissue source for D-COMP. In analyses of 450 participants from the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project controlled for age, gender, and race, D-COMP was associated with radiographic hip (p < 0.0001) but not knee (p = 0.95) OA severity. In contrast, total COMP was associated with radiographic knee (p < 0.0001) but not hip (p = 0.47) OA severity. D-COMP was higher in soluble proteins extracted from hip cartilage proximal to OA lesions compared with remote from lesions (p = 0.007) or lesional and remote OA knee (p < 0.01) cartilage. Total COMP in cartilage did not vary by joint site or proximity to the lesion. This study demonstrates the presence of D-COMP in articular cartilage and the systemic circulation, and to our knowledge, it is the first biomarker to show specificity for a particular joint site. We believe that enrichment of deamidated epitope in hip OA cartilage indicates a lesser repair response of hip OA compared with knee OA cartilage.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived/chemistry
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Asparagine/metabolism
- Aspartic Acid/metabolism
- Cartilage/metabolism
- Cartilage/pathology
- Cartilage/surgery
- Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
- Cohort Studies
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins/metabolism
- Female
- Glycoproteins/metabolism
- Humans
- Male
- Mass Spectrometry
- Matrilin Proteins
- Middle Aged
- Osteoarthritis, Hip/metabolism
- Osteoarthritis, Hip/pathology
- Osteoarthritis, Hip/surgery
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/metabolism
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/pathology
- Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery
- Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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- the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and
- Departments of Medicine
- Orthopaedics, and
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- the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and
- Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710 and
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Wang R, Xiao H, Song H, Zhang Y, Hu X, Xie Z, Huang Y, Jing X, Li Y. Co-delivery of all-trans-retinoic-acid and cisplatin(iv) prodrug based on polymer–drug conjugates for enhanced efficacy and safety. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm35232j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Dai M, Haghpanah J, Singh N, Roth EW, Liang A, Tu RS, Montclare JK. Artificial Protein Block Polymer Libraries Bearing Two SADs: Effects of Elastin Domain Repeats. Biomacromolecules 2011; 12:4240-6. [DOI: 10.1021/bm201083d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Min Dai
- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU,
Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU,
Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU,
Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
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- Skirball Institute Image Core
Facility, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Skirball Institute Image Core
Facility, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, City College of New York, New York, New York 10031,
United States
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- Department
of Chemical and Biological
Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU,
Brooklyn, New York 11201, United States
- Department
of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203,
United States
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Baker PJ, Chan YM, Hertel M, Montclare JK. Characterization and identification of the protein partners of Fn3 domain in FnTm2. Protein Expr Purif 2011; 81:42-48. [PMID: 21907285 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2011.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 08/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Recently, a novel transmembrane protein was found to be up-regulated in the auditory learning pathway of birds and mammals. The protein, FnTm2, was predicted to have an extracellular fibronectin III (Fn3) domain and a single transmembrane domain. By contrast to other studied Fn3 domains the extracellular domain of FnTm2 bears several cysteine residues, which are predicted to form disulfide bonds. The Fn3 domain of the FnTm2 protein was expressed in DH5-α Escherichia coli (E. coli) cells, purified and characterized by circular dichroism (CD). In order to identify binding partners to Fn3, the isolated protein was incubated with bird brain lysate for a pull down treatment. Of the proteins recognized, myelin basic protein (MBP) was identified as a bona fide partner; it was further characterized for binding to Fn3 in vitro via fluorescence spectroscopy and confirmed via isothermal calorimetry (ITC).
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- Peter James Baker
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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- Laboratory of Animal Behavior, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States; Department of Biochemistry, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States.
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Identification and characterization of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein as a novel pathogenic factor in keloids. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 179:1951-60. [PMID: 21872564 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To elucidate pathogenic molecules in keloids, microarray analysis was performed using RNAs extracted from keloid-derived fibroblasts and normal skin-derived fibroblasts from the same patient with a typical keloid. Among 11 up-regulated extracellular matrix genes, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) was most prominently increased. Up-regulation of COMP mRNA and protein was confirmed in the keloid tissue by quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot. Using immunohistochemistry, we compared 15 keloids and 6 control normal tissues using a COMP-specific antibody and found that COMP stained positively in 10 keloids (66.7%), whereas no staining was observed in normal tissues, demonstrating the ectopic expression of COMP in keloids. Comparing keloids smaller or larger than 10 cm(2), the larger keloids were significantly more intensely stained with the COMP-specific antibody. Because COMP reportedly accelerates collagen type I fibril assembly, we examined whether extracellular type I collagen deposition is altered by silencing COMP mRNA by small interfering RNA (siRNA). Immunocytochemistry showed at 96 hours after transfection with COMP siRNA that the extracellular deposition of type I collagen was decreased compared to that observed with control siRNA. Further, COMP knockdown decreased amount collagens type I to V in the medium and on the cell surfaces. Our data suggest that COMP facilitates keloid formation by accelerating collagen deposition, thus providing a new therapeutic target.
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López-Franco M, López-Franco O, Murciano-Antón MA, Cañamero-Vaquero M, Herrero-Beaumont G, Fernández-Aceñero MJ, Gómez-Barrena E. An experimental study of COMP (cartilage oligomeric matrix protein) in the rabbit menisci. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2011; 131:1167-76. [PMID: 21674258 DOI: 10.1007/s00402-011-1332-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2010] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Secondary knee osteoarthritis (OA) is currently associated with meniscal injuries, but the pathogenesis is unclear. We analyzed the distribution of cells and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) and its changes in the early stages of degeneration in meniscus. METHOD Ten New Zealand rabbits underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)-transection of the right knee-joint. Left knee-joints were used as controls. The animals were killed at 4 and 12 weeks. Gross injuries in meniscus and articular cartilage were scored. Meniscal tissues were immunostained with a specific antibody against COMP, with Ki-67, using TUNEL-assay and alcian blue stain. The number of cells was counted. RESULTS At 4 weeks post-ACL-transection, 2/5 of the operated knees showed articular damages and medial menisci tears. Menisci showed a weak increase of cells, higher in cells under division and an increase of apoptosis, COMP and proteoglycans. At 12 weeks, 5/5 of the medial menisci and 2/5 of lateral menisci presented tears, and osteoarthritic changes were seen in the cartilage of all the operated knees. Meniscal cells reverted to normal number, while active cell division decreased below normal, apoptotic events were still high, COMP remained elevated, and glycosaminoglycans were even more elevated. CONCLUSION Extracellular matrix changes and altered cell distribution occur early in the degenerative meniscus. There is a close relationship between changes in the articular cartilage and the menisci at the onset of secondary OA.
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de Schellenberger AA, Horland R, Rosowski M, Paus R, Lauster R, Lindner G. Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) forms part of the connective tissue of normal human hair follicles. Exp Dermatol 2011; 20:361-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2010.01217.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Haghpanah JS, Yuvienco C, Roth EW, Liang A, Tu RS, Montclare JK. Supramolecular assembly and small molecule recognition by genetically engineered protein block polymers composed of two SADs. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2010; 6:1662-7. [PMID: 20480093 DOI: 10.1039/c002353a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Genetically engineered protein block polymers are an important class of biomaterials that have gained significant attention in recent years due to their potential applications in biotechnology, electronics and medicine. The majority of the protein materials have been composed of at least a single self-assembling domain (SAD), enabling the formation of supramolecular structures. Recently, we developed block polymers consisting of two distinct SADs derived from an elastin-mimetic polypeptide (E) and the alpha-helical COMPcc (C). These protein polymers, synthesized as the block sequences--EC, CE, and ECE--were assessed for overall conformation and macroscopic thermoresponsive behavior. Here, we investigate the supramolecular assembly as well as the small molecule binding and release profile of these block polymers. Our results demonstrate that the protein polymers assemble into particles as well as fully or partially networked structures in a concentration dependent manner that is distinct from the individual E and C homopolymers and the E+C non-covalent mixture. In contrast to synthetic block polymers, the structured assembly, binding and release abilities are highly dependent on the composition and orientation of the blocks. These results reveal the promise for these block polymers for therapeutic delivery and biomedical scaffolds.
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- Jennifer S Haghpanah
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 6 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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Shiga D, Nakane D, Inomata T, Masuda H, Oda M, Noda M, Uchiyama S, Fukui K, Takano Y, Nakamura H, Mizuno T, Tanaka T. The effect of the side chain length of Asp and Glu on coordination structure of Cu(2+) in a de novo designed protein. Biopolymers 2009; 91:907-16. [PMID: 19598226 DOI: 10.1002/bip.21277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Metal ions in proteins are important not only for the formation of the proper structures but also for various biological activities. For biological functions such as hydrolysis and oxidation, metal ions often adopt unusual coordination structures. We constructed a stable scaffold for metal binding to create distorted metal coordination structures. A stable four stranded alpha-helical coiled-coil structure was used as the scaffold, and the metal binding site was in the cavity created at the center of the structure. Two His residues and one Asp or Glu residue were used to coordinate the metal ions, AM2D and AM2E, respectively. Cu(2+) bound to AM2D with an equatorial planar coordination structure with two His, one Asp, and H(2)O as detected by electron spin resonance and UV spectral analyzes. On the other hand, Cu(2+) had a slightly distorted square planar structure when it bound two His and Glu in AM2E, due to the longer side-chain of the Glu residue as compared to the Asp residue. Computational analysis also supported the distorted coordination structure of Cu(2+) in AM2E. This construct should be useful to create various coordinations of metal ions for catalytic functions.
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- Daigo Shiga
- Department of Material Sciences, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso-chou, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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Haghpanah JS, Yuvienco C, Civay DE, Barra H, Baker PJ, Khapli S, Voloshchuk N, Gunasekar SK, Muthukumar M, Montclare JK. Artificial Protein Block Copolymers Blocks Comprising Two Distinct Self-Assembling Domains. Chembiochem 2009; 10:2733-5. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.200900539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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McFarlane AA, Orriss GL, Stetefeld J. The use of coiled-coil proteins in drug delivery systems. Eur J Pharmacol 2009; 625:101-7. [PMID: 19835864 PMCID: PMC7094320 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2009] [Revised: 05/08/2009] [Accepted: 05/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The coiled-coil motif is found in approximately 10% of all protein sequences and is responsible for the oligomerization of proteins in a highly specific manner. Coiled-coil proteins exhibit a large diversity of function (e.g. gene regulation, cell division, membrane fusion, drug extrusion) thus demonstrating the significance of oligomerization in biological systems. The classical coiled-coil domain comprises a series of consecutive heptad repeats in the protein sequence that are readily identifiable by the location of hydrophobic residues at the 'a' and 'd' positions. This gives rise to an alpha-helical structure in which between 2 and 7 helices are wound around each other in the form of a left-handed supercoil. More recently, structures of coiled-coil domains have been solved that have an 11 residue (undecad) or a 15 residue (pentadecad) repeat, which show the formation of a right-handed coiled-coil structure. The high stability of coiled coils, together with the presence of large internal cavities in the pentameric coiled-coil domain of cartilage oligomerization matrix protein (COMPcc) and the tetrameric right-handed coiled coil of Staphylothermus marinus (RHCC) has led us and others to look for therapeutic applications. In this review, we present evidence in support of a vitamin A and vitamin D(3) binding activity for the pentameric COMPcc molecule. In addition, we will discuss exciting new developments which show that the RHCC tetramer is capable of binding the major anticancer drug cisplatin and the ability to fuse it to an antigenic epitope for the development of a new generation of vaccines.
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- Ainsley A McFarlane
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, 144 Dysart Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2.
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Gunasekar SK, Asnani M, Limbad C, Haghpanah JS, Hom W, Barra H, Nanda S, Lu M, Montclare JK. N-Terminal Aliphatic Residues Dictate the Structure, Stability, Assembly, and Small Molecule Binding of the Coiled-Coil Region of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein. Biochemistry 2009; 48:8559-67. [DOI: 10.1021/bi900534r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Susheel K. Gunasekar
- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
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- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, New York 11201
- Department of Biochemistry, SUNY-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203
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Schmitz M, Niehoff A, Miosge N, Smyth N, Paulsson M, Zaucke F. Transgenic mice expressing D469Δ mutated cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) show growth plate abnormalities and sternal malformations. Matrix Biol 2008; 27:67-85. [PMID: 17889519 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In humans, mutations in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) cause autosomal dominantly inherited skeletal dysplasias. We have generated transgenic mouse lines to study the role of mutant D469Delta COMP in the pathogenesis of pseudoachondroplasia. Biochemical characterization of cartilage tissue demonstrated that transgenic and endogenous COMP subunits were able to form mixed, pentameric molecules in vivo. Mutant COMP was more difficult to extract than the wildtype protein, suggesting an altered anchorage within the matrix. Although both transgenic wildtype and mutant COMP were detected throughout the growth plate, mutant molecules were restricted to the pericellular matrix while wildtype COMP showed a uniform distribution throughout the extracellular matrix. Mice expressing the mutant transgene showed a slight gender specific growth retardation. In mutant animals, the columnar organization in the growth plate was disturbed, proteoglycans were lost and improperly formed collagen fibrils were observed. In some chondrocytes the endoplasmic reticulum was dilated, most probably due to an impaired secretion of mutant COMP similar to that observed in patients. Later in development, the growth plate was irregularly shaped and prematurely invaded by bony tissue. In addition, a fusion of the third and fourth sternebrae was frequently observed.
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- Markus Schmitz
- Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 52, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
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Gagarina V, Carlberg AL, Pereira-Mouries L, Hall DJ. Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Protects Cells against Death by Elevating Members of the IAP Family of Survival Proteins. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:648-659. [DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m704035200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gunasekar SK, Haghpanah JS, Montclare JK. Assembly of bioinspired helical protein fibers. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.1136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Leppänen VM, Tossavainen H, Permi P, Lehtiö L, Rönnholm G, Goldman A, Kilpelaïnen I, Pihlajamaa T. Crystal structure of the N-terminal NC4 domain of collagen IX, a zinc binding member of the laminin-neurexin-sex hormone binding globulin (LNS) domain family. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:23219-30. [PMID: 17553797 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702514200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Collagen IX, located on the surface of collagen fibrils, is crucial for cartilage integrity and stability. The N-terminal NC4 domain of the alpha1(IX) chain is probably important in this because it interacts with various macromolecules such as proteoglycans and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein. At least 17 distinct collagen polypeptides carry an NC4-like unit near their N terminus, but this report, describing the crystal structure of NC4 at 1.8-A resolution, represents the first atomic level structure for these domains. The structure is similar to previously characterized laminin-neurexin-sex hormone binding globulin (LNS) structures, dominated by an antiparallel beta-sheet sandwich. In addition, a zinc ion was found in a position similar to that of the metal binding site of other LNS domains. A partial backbone NMR assignment of NC4 was obtained and utilized in NMR titration studies to investigate the zinc binding in solution state and to quantitate the affinity of metal binding. The K(d) of 11.5 mM suggests a regulatory rather than a structural role for zinc in solution. NMR titration with a heparin tetrasaccharide revealed the presence of a secondary binding site for heparin on NC4, showing structural and functional conservation with thrombospondin-1, but a markedly reduced affinity for the ligand. Also the overall arrangement of the N and C termini of NC4 resembles most closely the N-terminal domain of thrombospondin-1, distinguishing the two from the majority of the published LNS structures.
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- Veli-Matti Leppänen
- Program in Structural Biology and Biophysics, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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McCudden CR, Kraus VB. Biochemistry of amino acid racemization and clinical application to musculoskeletal disease. Clin Biochem 2006; 39:1112-30. [PMID: 17046734 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2006.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2006] [Revised: 06/27/2006] [Accepted: 07/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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During aging, proteins are subject to numerous forms of damage. Several types of non-enzymatic post-translational modifications have been described in aging proteins, including oxidation, nitration, glycation, and racemization. Racemization of amino acids is the spontaneous conversion of L-enantiomers to the D-form, which is dependent on temperature, pH, and time. Because of the time-dependent nature of racemization, it can be used to determine the relative age and turnover rates of long-lived proteins. There are many such long-lived proteins within the body; they are found in the brain, eye, and heart, but are particularly abundant in proteins found in musculoskeletal tissues such as bone and cartilage. During disease, musculoskeletal tissues have pathologically altered turnover rates. Because turnover rates can be estimated from levels of racemization, racemized musculoskeletal protein fragments may serve as useful biomarkers of disease. This review discusses the biochemistry of amino acid racemization in proteins and its clinical application to musculoskeletal disease.
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- Christopher R McCudden
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Box 3416, Duke University, Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Farina G, Lemaire R, Korn JH, Widom RL. Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein is overexpressed by scleroderma dermal fibroblasts. Matrix Biol 2006; 25:213-22. [PMID: 16520029 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2006.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 01/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is an extracellular glycoprotein that belongs to the thrombospondin gene family. It is found predominantly in cartilage, tendon, ligament, and bone. Mutations in the COMP gene have been linked to the development of pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphysial dysplasia. COMP influences the organization of collagen fibrils by interacting with collagens I, II and IX. Gene expression profiling of cultured skin fibroblasts suggested that COMP mRNA levels were elevated in scleroderma. We therefore examined COMP expression in SSc and normal skin biopsies. Immunohistochemistry confirmed that COMP protein accumulates in SSc but not normal skin, with SSc skin showing striking deposition in the papillary and deeper dermis. Significant staining was also seen in non-lesional skin from patients. Due to its involvement in the development of fibrosis, TGFbeta was examined for a possible role in regulating COMP expression. Cultured SSc fibroblasts demonstrated greater staining for COMP compared to normal controls prior to stimulation, and TGFbeta-1 induced a large increase in mRNA and protein. Murine fibroblasts engineered to overexpress human COMP demonstrated increased levels of fibronectin and collagen in the extracellular matrix. Taken together, these data demonstrate that COMP is overexpressed in SSc skin and cultured fibroblasts possibly due to autocrine TGFbeta stimulation, and COMP overexpression is sufficient to stimulate excess matrix deposition. By interactions with other matrix proteins and cells, COMP may play a role in pathogenic matrix deposition.
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- Giuseppina Farina
- Arthritis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, 715 Albany Street, E501, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Hankenson KD, Hormuzdi SG, Meganck JA, Bornstein P. Mice with a disruption of the thrombospondin 3 gene differ in geometric and biomechanical properties of bone and have accelerated development of the femoral head. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:5599-606. [PMID: 15964815 PMCID: PMC1156967 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.13.5599-5606.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thrombospondin 3 (TSP3) is structurally similar to cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP/TSP5), but its function is unknown. To determine the functional significance of TSP3, we generated mice with a targeted disruption of Thbs3. TSP3-null mice are viable and fertile and show normal prenatal skeletal patterning, based on Alcian blue/Alizarin red S staining. However, subtle and transient abnormalities were detected in the developing postnatal skeleton. Young adult TSP3-null mice are heavier than controls, and analyses of the geometric and biomechanical properties of long bones show increases in the moments of inertia, endocortical and periostal radii, and failure load. The bones of 9-week-old TSP3-null male mice also have a significantly greater cortical area. Most of these differences were no longer detected in 15-week-old mice. Micro-computed tomography scans showed that the trabecular bone proximal to the femoral head growth plate developed at an earlier time in TSP3-null mice than in wild-type mice. Thus, vascular invasion and ossification start in the femoral heads of TSP3-null mice at 9 weeks, whereas the wild-type femoral head is still composed of hypertrophic chondroctyes in a calcified matrix at 15 weeks. These results provide evidence for a role for TSP3 in the regulation of skeletal maturation in mice.
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- Kurt D Hankenson
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Holden P, Keene DR, Lunstrum GP, Bächinger HP, Horton WA. Secretion of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Is Affected by the Signal Peptide. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:17172-9. [PMID: 15749701 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m411716200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is a secreted glycoprotein found in the extracellular matrices of skeletal tissues. Mutations associated with two human skeletal dysplasias, pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, disturb COMP secretion leading to intracellular accumulation of mutant COMP, especially in chondrocytes. Here we show that the manifestation of this secretory defect is dramatically influenced by the signal peptide that targets COMP for secretion. The comparison of wild type and mutant COMP secretion directed by the COMP or BM40 signal peptide in HEK-293 cells and rat chondrosarcoma cells revealed that the BM40 signal peptide substantially enhances secretion of mutant COMP that accumulates in endoplasmic reticulum-like structures when targeted by its own signal peptide. Additionally, we demonstrate that mutant COMP forms mixed pentamers with wild type COMP. Our findings suggest that the secretory defect in pseudoachondroplasia and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia is not specific for chondrocytes, nor does it require interaction of mutant COMP with other matrix proteins prior to transport from the cell. They also imply a previously unappreciated role for the signal peptide in the regulation of protein secretion beyond targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Paul Holden
- Research Center, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
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Adams JC, Lawler J. The thrombospondins. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2004; 36:961-8. [PMID: 15094109 PMCID: PMC2885884 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 320] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2003] [Revised: 12/24/2003] [Accepted: 01/05/2004] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) was studied in the 1980s as a major component of platelet alpha-granules released upon platelet activation and also as a cell adhesion molecule. In 1993, we published a short review that discussed the exciting identification by molecular cloning of four additional vertebrate gene products related to TSP-1 [Current Biology 3 (1993) 188]. We put forward a structurally based classification for the newly identified proteins and discussed the functional and evolutionary implications of the new gene family. Since that time, the depth and breadth of knowledge on vertebrate TSPs and their functions in cells and tissues in health and disease has expanded into important new areas. Of particular interest is the new knowledge on the complex, domain and cell-type specific effects of TSPs on cell-signaling and cell-adhesion behaviour, the roles of TSP-1 and TSP-2 as anti-angiogenic agents, the roles of TSP-1 and TSP-2 in wound-healing, and associations of point mutations and polymorphisms in TSP-1, TSP-4 and TSP-5/COMP with human genetic diseases. The TSP family also now includes invertebrate members. In this article, we give the 2004 view on TSPs and our perspectives on the significant challenges that remain. Other articles in this issue discuss the functions of vertebrate TSPs in depth.
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- Josephine C Adams
- Department of Cell Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, NC1-110, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Engel J. Role of oligomerization domains in thrombospondins and other extracellular matrix proteins. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2004; 36:997-1004. [PMID: 15094115 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2003.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2003] [Revised: 12/23/2003] [Accepted: 12/29/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Coiled coils, collagen triple helices and globular oligomerization domains mediate the subunit assembly of many proteins in vertebrates and invertebrates. Oligomerization offers functional advantages including multivalency, increased binding strength and the combined function of different domains. These features are seen in natural proteins and may be introduced by protein engineering. The special focus of this review is on oligomerization domain of extracellular matrix proteins. For thrombospondins, initial interesting results on the functional role of oligomerization have been published. Other features remain to be explored. For example, it is not clear why thrombospondin-1 and thrombospondin-2 are trimers whereas thrombospondins-3 to -5 are pentamers. To stimulate this type of research, this review makes a survey of oligomerization domains and their functional role in extracellular matrix proteins.
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- Jürgen Engel
- Department for Biophysical Chemistry, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel CH 4056, Switzerland.
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Hashimoto Y, Tomiyama T, Yamano Y, Mori H. Mutation (D472Y) in the type 3 repeat domain of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein affects its early vesicle trafficking in endoplasmic reticulum and induces apoptosis. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2003; 163:101-10. [PMID: 12819015 PMCID: PMC1868176 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)63634-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is a large pentameric extracellular glycoprotein found in cartilage, tendon, and synovium, and plays structural roles in cartilage as the fifth member of the thrombospondin family. Familial mutations in type 3 repeats of COMP are known to cause pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (EDM1). Although such mutations induce enlarged rough endoplasmic reticulum (rER) as a morphological change, the metabolic trafficking of mutated COMP remains unclear. In transfected COS7 cells, wild-type COMP was rapidly secreted into culture medium, while the great majority of COMP with the type 3 repeats mutation (D472Y) remained in the cells and a small portion of mutated COMP was secreted. This finding was followed up with a confocal study with an antibody specific to COMP, which demonstrated mutated COMP tightly associated with abnormally enlarged rER. Phosphorylated eIF2alpha, an ER stress protein, was expressed as a pathological reaction in virtually all COS7 cells expressing mutated but not wild-type COMP. Moreover, COS7 cells expressing mutated COMP exhibited significantly more apoptotic reaction than those expressing wild-type COMP. Pathological accumulation of COMP in rER and apoptosis in COS7 cells that were induced by the mutation (D472Y) in COMP imply that COMP mutations play a role in the pathogenesis of PSACH.
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- Yusuke Hashimoto
- Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Gerontology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan
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